German companies are rethinking the use of AI tools. Only a third still use ChatGPT and the like without hesitation. This is the result of a recent study by Gigamon.

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The distributor DigiKey added more than 340,000 new products to its product portfolio in the first half of the year. Around 90,000 of these are available for sale from stock.

Moxa launches the 'MRX' series of Layer 3 rackmount Ethernet switches. They offer up to 64 ports, including 16 ports with 10 GbE speed, to accelerate data aggregation for industrial applications.

Modern robotic systems are key elements in making the day-to-day work of warehouse workers easier. Robotic solutions reduce the physical strain on employees, prevent errors and also increase efficiency.

The major challenges in implementing virtualized control systems are scalability and connectivity to the field level. An implementation at the ISW shows that this can already be achieved today using a TSN network.

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With 'ibaCMS', Iba is presenting a completely revised condition monitoring solution following the acquisition of Hainzl's condition monitoring division in summer 2023.

The compact and energy-efficient industrial PC 'DA-1200' from Cincoze is suitable for IIoT gateways in modern industrial applications.

German mechanical and plant engineering companies suffered significant losses on foreign markets in Q1 and Q2 2024. Exports are nominally 4.8% lower than in the previous year.

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Creating individual malware variants requires programming skills - a barrier for potential attackers until now. The AI category of large language models, or LLMs for short, has the potential to simplify and accelerate the generation of malware.

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In the face of digital transformation, companies need a solid understanding of OT cybersecurity and the differences between the two in addition to IT security. Jan Hoff explains what this entails.

Sick and Endress+Hauser have signed an agreement to jointly drive forward the decarbonization of the process industry. The companies are establishing a joint venture for this purpose.

More than ever, companies need so-called "incarnation figures", i.e. people who embody the company itself and to whom employees can orient their actions. This article shows what qualities today's leaders need to have.

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With the 'WDAP-1800AX' and 'WDAP-3000AX' from Planet, Acceed has added two dual outdoor access points to its range. The robust industrial access points for outdoor use in harsh environments work with the WiFi 6 protocol (IEEE802.11ax).

Wöhr is expanding its 'Surta' industrial keyboards with versions 15 and 16, which have been specially developed for environments such as medical and dental areas, the pharmaceutical, clean room and food industries, as well as general industry and automation technology.

Binder is expanding its M12 portfolio to include flange connectors with a continuous M12×1 mounting thread, which are now equipped with mounted stranded wires. In addition to the previously available dip soldering variants, this version is now available in a second connection type.

AMDT (formerly Auvesy-MDT), a provider of versioning and change management for automated production, has appointed Eva Wittka as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

The current e-paper "Robotics & Automation" is all about tricky tasks: It's about "reaching into the box", which is one of the most difficult tasks for a robot, about pick & place applications and about robots that can perceive stimuli from the environment.

On September 26 and 27, students at Amberg-Weiden University of Applied Sciences will be able to find out how computer simulation can be applied directly to research and development projects. CADFEM and Ansys invite you to the big live simulation student kick-off.

A new study led by TU Darmstadt has revealed the limitations of AI models such as ChatGPT. The researchers came to the conclusion that it is a fallacy that LLMs can perform complex tasks correctly without human support.

The demand for computing power, especially for AI, is growing so rapidly that a new level of scaling, cooling, power distribution and energy efficiency is required in data centers. Philipp Guth, CTO of Rittal, explains the need to switch to water cooling.